THE TRUTH ABOUT LINCOLN

Published: February 22, 1987

To the Editor:

In his essay ''Looking for Lincoln in the 1980's'' (Feb. 8) Gabor S. Boritt expresses in passing the hope that my forthcoming novel will redress the ahistorical balance in current fiction about Lincoln. I join him in the hope that my facts are straight, which is why I asked Mr. Boritt to vet my manuscript for errors; political judgments will be made in my usual Lincoln-like isolation. - WILLIAM SAFIRE - Washington